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- French · derived fromorcéine
- English todayorcein
From French orcéine, modification of orcinol. See also orchil.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
orcein
Today it means: a dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring Full definition →
French orcéine